© 2001 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 93, No. 9, 661,
May 2, 2001
© 2001 Oxford University Press
IN THIS ISSUE |
The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project B-14 trial, a large, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of women with estrogen receptor-positive, lymph node-negative breast cancer, demonstrated that 5 years of tamoxifen treatment improves disease-free survival and overall survival. In this issue of the Journal, Fisher et al. (p. 684) present new results from the trial, based on 7 years of follow-up after the initial 5-year treatment period, that address whether tamoxifen treatment for more than 5 years provides additional benefit. The authors found that women who did not continue tamoxifen treatment beyond 5 years had a slight advantage in
RASSF1A and Lung and Breast Cancers
Trends in Melanoma Incidence
Socioeconomic Status and Prostate Cancer Incidence
p53 Missense Mutations in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Alcohol and Breast Cancer